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Jernej Kruder sends Martin Krpan (9a) sans knee pads
Jernej Kruder, who won the Boulder World Cup in 2018, has done Martin Krpan (9a) in Mišja Peč. “I would like to expose something here: I spent many tries on t…
Welcome to Vertical-Life Web
Six years after partnering with 8a.nu, we’re excited to announce the unification of the 8a.nu website and the Vertical-Life app into a single platform: Vertical…
Will Bosi repeats Return of the Sleepwalker (9A)
William Bosi has made the second ascent of Daniel Woods’ Return of the Sleepwalker (9A) in Black Velvet Canyon, after projecting it for 12 sessions. This was th…
Stainless steel hammers for stainless bolts
Emanuele Pellizzari , who sells his Kinobi bolts, informs that you need to use a stainless steel hammer for stainless bolts. "To keep is extremely simple. Stainless steel is a material that self defend itself. It can defend itself till a certain degree of attach from external agents. If you dirt…
The Hollow - another innovation from Eman
Emanuele Pellizzari who has been in the business for 25+ years and now also sells bolts and anchors have come up with an interesting innovation which could si…
UIAA horror movie bolt report questioned
8a did ask Emanuele Pellizzari , equipper and bolting gear seller and producer, to give some comments in regard to the UIAA statement saying that 304 bolts are a part of a horror movie. It should be stated that 8a mainly agrees with Eman's conclusion. "Most climbers that read the UIAA press releas…
Stainless steel hammers for stainless bolts
Emanuele Pellizzari , who sells his Kinobi bolts, informs that you need to use a stainless steel hammer for stainless bolts. "To keep is extremely simple. Stainless steel is a material that self defend itself. It can defend itself till a certain degree of attach from external agents. If you dirt…
The Hollow - another innovation from Eman
Emanuele Pellizzari who has been in the business for 25+ years and now also sells bolts and anchors have come up with an interesting innovation which could si…
UIAA horror movie bolt report questioned
8a did ask Emanuele Pellizzari , equipper and bolting gear seller and producer, to give some comments in regard to the UIAA statement saying that 304 bolts are a part of a horror movie. It should be stated that 8a mainly agrees with Eman's conclusion. "Most climbers that read the UIAA press releas…
William Bosi has done the coveted second ascent of Nalle Hukkataival's Burden of Dreams (9A) in Lappnor, Finland, confirming the 9A grade. It was put up as the …
Katie Lamb makes history
Katie Lamb has become the first woman to climb 8C+ by completing Box Therapy (8C) in RMNP. Daniel Woods made the FA back in 2018, and only Drew Ruana and Sean B…
Schubert sends Project Big during his 6th Live attempt
"It was dramatic to the very end." On the 8a finish of Project Big in Flatanger, Jakob Schubert explains that a horn broke and he was close to falling. The last three minutes of the video show just how much this climb means to him."This horn could have ended my career... This was the biggest mental …